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History of photography
Photo in the usual sense of the word was discovered by a man rather late. Until the XIX century, many chemical elements have not yet been discovered. Scientists then simply did not know which of them are able to respond to light. Therefore, it was necessary to save the image only with the help of drawing.
Fine art was strongly developed in the Middle Ages. No need to think that all artists in those days were poor. Some of them can be compared with current wedding photographers. They were hired to leave descendants their memories. Continue reading
First photos
The first photo, which has survived to this day, belongs to the French inventor Joseph Niepce. The frame, which he called “View from the Window”, he managed to get in 1826.
And another French inventor Louis Daguer in 1838 was able to capture a man for the first time.
The first self-portrait in the world, something like a selfie was made around the autumn of 1839 by a famous American photographer, the pioneer of photography, Robert Cornelius. Continue reading
